5-Hour Osaka Bike Tour to the Neighborhood of Osaka Castle
-Meet up at the front of Family Mart in Tenma-bashi Station!
After that, we will visit one of the oldest temple to see the beautiful five story pagoda. Finally we are heading to the beautiful Osaka Castle, and cycle around its premises. Osaka Castle is located in the middle of a very large park known as Osaka Castle Park. It's approximately 105 hectares big!!
-Tired from all the biking? Let's satisfy our hunger with a good old Okonomiyaki break We'll take a break to taste Osaka's soul food: Okonomiyaki. After you've enjoyed indulging Okonomiyaki, we'll also take for a tea break and you can enjoy Japanese Green Tea with a little snack.
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What's included in 5-Hour Osaka Bike Tour to the Neighborhood of Osaka Castle
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Osaka Tenmangu Shrine
Stop by to learn how to worship at the shrine. Osaka Tenmangu is a Shinto shrine located in Tenjinbashi, Kita-ku, Osaka City. It is also known by the names Tenma Tenjin, Naniwa Sugamo, and Nakajima Tenmangu. It is affectionately called “Tenma no Tenjin-san” by the citizens of Osaka. The Tenjin Festival, held every year from July 24th to 25th, is known as one of Japan's three great festivals and Osaka's three great summer festivals.
Osaka Museum of Housing and Living
Visit the museum where you can learn the lifestyle of Osaka people in the Edo period Let's experience a time travel to the old streets of Osaka and the Edo period!
Osaka Castle
Visit Osaka Castle with cycling and learn its culture from a local guide Osaka Castle has a long history, with its origins in the Osaka Honganji Temple (Ishiyama Honganji) of the Warring States period, the Ishiyama Battle fought against Oda Nobunaga, the construction of the castle by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, its fall during the Siege of Osaka, reconstruction by the Tokugawa shogunate, destruction by fire during the upheavals of the Meiji Restoration, and post-war park development, it has always been closely connected with Japanese history and has continued to the present day. The stone walls, moats, Otemon Gate, Tamon Yagura, Sengan Yagura and other ancient buildings that can be seen today are all from the Tokugawa period onwards, and the area has been designated as a Special Historic Site by the national government, with most of the ancient buildings being designated as Important Cultural Properties.
Inclusions
- 5 hours with a local guide
- Photos taken during the tour
- Lunch Set (Vegetarian menu available ※ Dashi fish broth is still used)
- Green tea & snack
- Bike rental fee
- Helmet
- Insurance
- Additional food (available for purchase)
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- We recommend obtaining travel insurance on your own before participating.
- The itinerary for this tour includes some locations that are not accessible by a wheelchair or stroller.
- Please note that we are unable to guarantee allergy-free or cater to dietary restrictions as the food is prepared in kitchens that do not belong to MagicalTrip. Additionally, there may be instances where substitutions are not possible at certain stops; however, we will make every effort to compensate at different stops throughout the tour.
- Summer in Japan is very hot and humid, so we recommend that you bring water and wear a hat to prevent heat stroke.
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- In front of Family Mart in Tenma-bashi Station (Osaka Metro, Tanimachi line) -2 mins by walk from Tenma-bashi station Exit. No. 14 A guide will be holding a board saying "MagicalTrip"
